Tapeworm Species Details

Bothriocephalus manubriformis (Linton, 1889) Ariola, 1900
Bothriocephalidea: Bothriocephalidae
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Cestode Scientific Name

Species ID 12413
Order Bothriocephalidea
Family Bothriocephalidae
Subfamily
Genus Bothriocephalus
Species manubriformis
Authority (Linton, 1889) Ariola, 1900
Taxonomic Status Valid
Valid Name
Synonyms Dibothrium manubriforme Linton, 1889; Dibothrium laciniatum Linton, 1897; Bothriocephalus laciniatus (Linton, 1897) Lühe, 1899; Bothriocephalus histiophorus Shipley, 1909
Genus Record No
Type Species No
Verified No
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Citation(s)

Linton, E. 1889. Notes on Entozoa of marine fishes of New England, with descriptions of several new species. United States Commision of Fish and Fisheries. Part XIV. Report of the Commissioner for 1886 14: 453-511.

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Ariola, V. 1900. Revisione della famiglia Bothriocephalidae s. str. Archives de Parasitologie 3: 369-484.

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Scientific Name Notes

Record Data

Date (MM/DD/YYYY) Action User Name
02/07/2013 Created B. Barbeau
03/10/2014Modified
06/05/2015ModifiedR. Kuchta
10/22/2015ModifiedB. Barbeau
01/26/2016ModifiedK. Mojica
03/18/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
05/04/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
09/08/2016ModifiedB. Barbeau
10/28/2016ModifiedR. Kuchta
06/08/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta
07/12/2018ModifiedR. Kuchta

Type Host

Host Class Actinopterygii
Host Order Perciformes
Host Family Istiophoridae
Type Host
(Literal)
Genus Tetrapturus
Species albidus
Subspecies
Type Host
(Valid)
Genus Kajikia
Species albida
Subspecies
Additional Host(s)
Site in Host intestine
Host Notes

Type Locality

Country U.S.A.
Body of Water Atlantic Ocean
Island(s)
City/Region Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Coordinates
DD Latitude
DD Longitude
Additional Localities
Locality Notes

Specimens

Type Material -not located
Total Number of Type Specimens
Voucher Material
Specimen Notes
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.